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My brother is an Alcoholic. He has been for over 10 years.
He has came close to death so many times. I love him so much, hes my big brother, my soulmate, my angel.
I wish I could help him, I can see what damage he is doing to himself. But there is nothing I can do but be there for him when he wants my help, because he has to help himself.
He tried to commit suicide the other month, I got this overwhelming feeling of doom in my stomach and I worried. Normally when I get that hes in danger. The next day my sister called to tell me he had tried to commit suicide, but he was ok. We are connected at the heart, I can feel it.
Some days im just waiting for the the phonecall to say hes gone, Im preparing myself for the worst because I dont know how im going to cope when hes gone. I just feel so useless when i cant help him. I dont know what id do if he was gone.
We were so close when I was younger. He made me laugh, feel special & loved. He told me how beautiful I was. I looked upto him and respected him. His wife broke him, they divorced, he turned to drink. Ive tried to help him, ive tried to lock him away - but hes addicted.
Just now hes off the drink and living in sheltered housing and is doing well, he has done all this himself. Im trying not to get my hopes up, but im really praying this is my chance to get my big bro back. Im so proud of how well he has got so far.
Big bro, I love you so much and miss u more than ever. Cant wait till I get my big bro back, you owe me that fishing trip :P xxxx
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Posted by WeeMimi on 2008-04-08 09:38:16 | Rating: | Views: 154
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i hope you have told him this. it could help with his rehab.
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Posted by JoshWasHere
on 2008-04-09 19:36:14
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Dear Mimi,
My younger brother, my best friend, my soulmate, just died two weeks ago from alcoholism. He'd been in rehab, but somehow started again. He denied it to the end.
My brother once told me that all alcoholics end up only 3 ways in the end: sober, insane, or dead. There are no other options. Despite what he told me, however,somehow my brother believed he could sneak in somewhere between sober and dead. He was wrong. Nobody can.
My pain will be endless. My brother is at peace, but we, his family, have the hurt for the rest of our lives.
Be proud of your brother for getting it together. It takes tremendous courage. He is a brave man.
Good luck to you both.
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Posted by suzytee
on 2008-07-12 18:41:20
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My brother has died since this post.
He was found dead on wasteland on 11th July. He was only 35.
Im going to blog more, I just thought id leave a post here.
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Posted by WeeMimi
on 2008-07-31 10:05:42
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My brother has died since this post.
He was found dead on wasteland on 11th July. He was only 35.
Im going to blog more, I just thought id leave a post here.
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Posted by WeeMimi
on 2008-07-31 10:05:44
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